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Upaya Peningkatan Minat Belajar Bahasa Inggris Siswa-Siswi SDN 06 Salatiga dengan Penggunaan ‘Hands-On’ dan ‘Hands-Off’ Visual Aids Kisnanto, Yustina Priska; Hadiyanto, Anita Kurniawati
Jurnal ABDINUS : Jurnal Pengabdian Nusantara Vol 8 No 3 (2024): Volume 8 Nomor 3 Tahun 2024
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29407/ja.v8i3.23477

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English learning at the elementary school level in Indonesia is generally constrained by the limited number of qualified English teachers and the formal learning context in the classroom (not natural). This causes the implementation of this subject to tend to rely on printed books with monotonous delivery. To overcome these obstacles, SDN 06 Salatiga in collaboration with UKSW PBI held a program to teach English using visual aids at the school. This program is divided into preparation, implementation, and evaluation stages, which last for 14 weeks. The implementing team consists of four lecturers, who act as mentors, and 16 students, who act as English class teachers/facilitators for grades 1 and 4 of elementary school. The results of this program are that English learning is better facilitated with the use of various hands-on and hands-off visual aids. In addition, the students' responses to this program are very positive because learning becomes more enjoyable and easier to understand, so that their interest in learning English also increases.
Upaya Peningkatan Keterampilan Berbicara Menggunakan Bahasa Inggris Siswa-Siswi SMA Kristen Kalam Kudus Sukoharjo dengan Melibatkan Mahasiswa sebagai Speaking Buddies Hadiyanto, Anita Kurniawati; Setiamunadi, Antonina Anggraini; Kisnanto, Yustina Priska
Jurnal ABDINUS : Jurnal Pengabdian Nusantara Vol 7 No 3 (2023): Volume 7 Nomor 3 Tahun 2023
Publisher : Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.29407/ja.v7i3.18640

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Speaking as one of the productive skills is very important to be mastered by English language learners. However, teaching English in the context of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) has several challenges. Besides limited exposure to the language, another biggest challenge is that there are very few opportunities available for students to practice speaking in English. For this reason, SMA Kristen Kalam Kudus Sukoharjo held an extracurricular activity which is called as English Conversation Club (ECC) activity in collaboration with the English Language Education Program of Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana Salatiga by involving eight of the lecturers as instructors and nine students. This activity which aims to improve students' English skills used peer tutoring as its method. This activity was carried out as many as 8 online meetings through Zoom. The results of observations done by the instructors on the role of speaking buddies during the 8 meetings showed that the problems that were often faced by students when practicing speaking in English could be solved through the involvement of speaking buddies. In this activity, the speaking buddies play several roles in various activity sessions, such as organizers, resources, language controllers, and prompters.